634x258 Dugout Discussion
14 May 2013 1903 comments
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The last two matches of Gameweek 37 take place this evening, with Arsenal on the verge of sending Wigan into the Championship. Due to their vastly inferior goal difference in comparison to fellow strugglers Sunderland, the Latics realistically have to win at the Emirates this evening to keep their faint hopes of survival alive, while Theo Walcott will be doing all he can to retain the Gunners’ hopes of Champions League qualification.

Elsewhere, City travel to Reading on the back of Roberto Mancini’s dismissal. Brian Kidd is handed the reins for a couple of games, with the visitors still requiring a point to clinch second spot behind United.

The penultimate Dugout Discussion of 2012/13 is now open for those looking for real time discussion over this evening’s vital matches.

With not long to go before the Emirates kick-off, the team news is in and is as follows:

Arsene Wenger makes a single change from the Gameweek 36 win at QPR as fit-again Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal at left-back for the Gunners. Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky and Santi Cazorla line up behind lone frontman Lukas Podolski. Wigan are unchanged from the side that clinched the FA Cup against City on Saturday. Roberto Martinez looks set to roll out the same shape, then, with Roger Espinoza and James McArthur as the wing-backs and Emmerson Boyce in the back-three. Martinez also keeps faith in a front trio of Callum McManaman, Arouna Kone and Shaun Maloney.

Brian Kidd names David Silva, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero in the City XI to face Reading this evening. Kidd makes three changes to the back-four that lost against Wigan at the weekend, with only Gael Clichy keeping his place, while Joe Hart retains his place in goal and James Milner comes in for Samir Nasri in midfield. Reading boss Nigel Adkins rolls out the same XI that hit four past Fulham at Craven Cottage in Gameweek 36.

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  1. Messiah Hazard
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Sagna should get subbed off at 60 min with score 3-0 to Arsenal (2 Walcott goals)...

    Then Wigan should score 4 goals and win this game... 🙂

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    1. no1baj
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Perfect

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Would happily pay £2.50 for this to happen.
      Get a kitty going?

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      1. Messiah Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        I'll take that...

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    3. lets av em
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      I like your thinking

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    4. RÏɠBY
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      yus 🙂

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    5. wood is good
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      go away. arsenal need to win.

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  2. Dante
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    @ 60 minutes, Podolski off for Gervinho, Wally through the middle, quick hattrick. Done,

    That's the plan.

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    1. LOCO ABREU
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      the plan is winning,1-0 is enough. 🙁

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  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Feck you Kiddo, you could have brought on Nasty or Kolarov, but no you brought on MAICON

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    1. lets av em
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      nastasic is not on the bench

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      To be fair Kolarov wouldnt have made much sense at CB. He is gonna come on for Silva second half.

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    3. Parm
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Nastasic didn't make the bench.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        🙁

        at least I know I am guaranteed Sagna

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    4. Fabreghastly
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      Neither are on the bench

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  4. Licky
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    Aguero looking dangerous?

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    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
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      He was when he stamped on Luiz, anyway...

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  5. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Palace after their win.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_8_H1WsIWw

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    1. no1baj
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Quality

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    2. The EJJ
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Holloway - what a legend

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    3. RÏɠBY
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      😛

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  6. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    How is tevez playing?

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    1. thegame
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      like he wants a hatty 😀

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
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        Yeah? Good to hear 🙂

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      2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 15 Years
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        Good I need two goals from him

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    2. busteddocket
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      not injured.

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  7. BONZ
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Wigan started to get involved now.....nice to see FA Cup winners give Arsenal a head start.

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  8. Stephen - Robot Daniels
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Scharner equaliser incoming.

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    1. Baby Cuties
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      i sense it too. if not, deffo next week he will score

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  9. Baby Cuties
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Push Theo, push!

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    1. jungle
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      He's not having a baby

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    2. Baby Cuties
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      still painful though

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  10. RÏɠBY
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    squeaky bum time
    him 27 + mert yaya tevez (c)
    me 30 + sagna arteta tevez nasri (is nasri on the bench?)

    i'm fuxxered aren't i?

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      No

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      1. RÏɠBY
        • 14 Years
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        so yes 😉

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  11. Granville
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Ben Watson, Price Harry lookalike? Yeah and so is Paul Scholes and Boris Becker. 😯

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    1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      I know, he looks nothing like Prince Henry! The only thing the same is that they're both ginger and have cheeks like a smacked arse!

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  12. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Sod it

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  13. Ginkapo FPL
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    There hasnt been a decent act on Eurovision yet

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      It's the Eurovision the country that wins is the country with the most neighbours not talent

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but I enjoy it more if the acts are better.

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      2. RÏɠBY
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        tell that to ireland

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      3. the axolotl
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        so why doesn't the same country win every year?

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  14. Dante
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Walcott goal. Offside 🙁

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  15. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Heart out of the chest moment, dang

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  16. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    Damn wally offside

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  17. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Theo goal.

    But offside.

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  18. Sif
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Damn it Koscielny! That would have made my night...

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  19. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Is the City game that boring that no one is reporting anything?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Was just thinking this.. Keep refreshing FPL to check the Reading - City score! Suits me with Mariappa coming in for Nasty.

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  20. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Tevez is hammering reading!

    3 on target already

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    1. MARVELLUS
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Good to hear, keep the updates coming.
      Especially the Hart assist, Tevez goal ones.

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    2. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Another example of Mancini mismanagement. At every opportunity he would favour Aguero even though Tevez has been much better.

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  21. UnitednationsXI
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Is Tevez playing? Have michu first sub

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    1. bennydebull
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      um

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    2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Yep n looking good to scrore

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  22. Godfather Bandit 42
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Walco...ffside

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Dial up?

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      1. Godfather Bandit 42
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        ok, what's your number?

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  23. turd ferguson
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    I knew Walcott would score less than Cazorla...

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      45mins left

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    2. lets av em
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      why didnt you tell us that before!!!!!!!

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      1. Godfather Bandit 42
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        cos he didn't really know!

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  24. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    McMannaman to be next season's McClean.

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    1. ~SpartakMac
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Could be.

      Gibbs has done his homework.

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    2. unoaime
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      If that means Wigan staying up then sure!

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  25. Mary
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    even when aguero plays he still ends up on f*** all points 🙁

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Who is the Chinese dude?

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  26. Dukes of Hazard
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    If Wigan do get relegated which of they're players would you like to see in the prem bext year?

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    1. onionbarje
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      KONE

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    2. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Er... Maloney?

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  27. Locarno
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Stop moaning, Santi, you little dweeb.

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  28. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    Just a terrible decision.

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  29. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Shut up Niall just please shut up

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